Words I Was Afraid To Hear

Midori could not help but frown . Then she thought, "Hmmm, at least he is different . "

No boy in school would dare address her in such a familiar way . She looked at him intently .

"It"s lunchtime . You should eat . I"ll show you around after cla.s.ses are over . "

He just kept staring at her .

She then spread out her stackable bento box . Their cook back at their household is very good at her job . Also, she packs more than how much can Midori really consume .

Midori offered him a spoon . Dan hesitated, but took it eventually .

"That spoon is intended for the soup . If you don"t mind sharing the bento, you are welcome to eat with me . " She raised her chopsticks and began eating .

Her bento was enticing . From the traditional miso soup with soft tofu and seaweed, to the menchi katsu with special sauce, tamagoyaki and octopus wieners, with a side of grated cabbage with goma sauce, completed with rice and tea, together with caramelized fruits; this was a complete meal . She definitely needs the lunchbreak time if she needs to finish them .

"Are you sure about this?" Dan wanted to be sure of the invitation .

"You already took the spoon . No backsies . " Midori let a faint smile appear on her face .

"Did you make all these?" Dan"s delightful expression made Midori disappointed of herself .

She had never held a knife in her life . She only goes to the kitchen to get drinks from the fridge . She did not know why, but she did not want this boy to find out about that .

She made a white lie .

"Our cook mainly makes my bento, but I help her from time-to-time . " She said with a poker face .

"Is that so? You"re amazing, Dori! You seem to have a lot on your plate in school, being president and all, yet you could still cook your lunch at home . " Dan was so happy, he did not know he was killing a lot of girls with his smile .

They began to eat . Dan had this smug face as he chewed happily .

"This is so good!" He says in between chews .

Midori ate as usual, glancing at him at times . She had a barely noticeable smile on her face .

In no time, the bento box was clean of food . Dan tried his best not to lick its sides .

"Have some tea . . . " Midori poured some on the makeshift cup-lid, but then hesitated as she was about to move it towards his side .

Dan noticed the hesitation and asked, "What"s wrong?"

She pursed her lips then softly said, "I don"t have an extra cup . "

He chuckled a little then looked at her intently .

She looks shy, blinking at times, not looking back at him .

He understood that eating from the same box with different utensils is a different matter as to drinking from the same cup . He smiled amused .

"You can drink your fill then . I"ll accept whatever is left . "

She looked at him in an instant . "You don"t mind?"

"It"s fine . I already ate most of your food . I cannot completely wipe the due modesty on this . "

He flashed his pearly whites once more . The girls around them were starting to get suspicious, squinting their eyes at the scene .

Midori drank some tea, taking into consideration not to consume too many so that Dan can still have enough . When she saw that the tea was down to half of her flask, she shoved the cup towards him .

Dan was surprised . "You"re okay?" He took the cup from her .

She packed the box back into the thermal bag . Then stood up and started walking away .

As she took two steps, he asked, "Where are you going?"

She frowned slightly, irritated . "Do I need your permission to go to the restroom?"

He laughed while she looked at him with her left brow raised .

She continued walking out while he continued drinking tea like all their interactions were part of their everyday lives .